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By Teresa Simpson
Gazette Reporter 

Local Craig VanTine 'Wall of Fame'

VanTine nominated and chosen for WSDOT ‘Wall of Fame’

 

September 29, 2022

COLFAX – Local Craig VanTine was nominated for the Washington State Department of transportation ‘Wall of Fame,’ winning a spot this year.

Council on Aging and Human Services, Executive Director, Paige Collins put a nomination in for VanTine a couple months ago when she noticed a WSDOT weekly email with a call for nominations. “I couldn’t believe no one has nominated him before. He has been working for COAST for a long time, and he works so hard,” she said.

Those within the state department of transportation select the finalists who are put on the wall each year. “There’s a handful who get that noteriety,” VanTine said, “I apperciate being nominated, and getting the honor.”

VanTine enjoys his job, “I’m proud to represent this agency in providing a great service to the region that we serve including Whitman County, but also other counties in both washington and idaho,” he said.

Having worked for COAST transportation since 2010, taking a brief retirement in 2015, he would return in 2016. “We needed him back,” Collins said, noting that VanTine has spent a lot of time and energy being involved in local and regional transportation issues. “He’s making sure the citizens of Whitman County and beyond have access to crucial services concerning transporation.”

VanTine has really deep roots in the Palouse, knows the area, and the people. “Not many people can match the knowledge he has,” Collins said.

Collins is really proud that they’re putting him on their wall of fame. “He stays really involved and really knowledgable about regional transporation issues, and it will be hard to fill his shoes so we hope he will stay here forever,” she said. VanTine also stepped in as interim executive director in 2014/2015. “He was interim when I was hired, and I’ve been here since.”

 

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